Aka NOTaHFguy, aka Chromeboy, aka Adonize Airhead I finally remember, aka “That’s Definitely Just A Bulk Revamp”, aka The only black and silver MOC Hawkflight cares about, aka there are certainly a lot more nicknames he has specifically from the books, but I ain’t looking through all that because this post will take three hours to write even without it 
Previous versions can be found following these links: V7, V6 , V5 , V4
The obligatory 360:
It is 2023, which means that Renner is due for a yet another yearly upgrade. And this year’s version is quite special, because my goal with it was to fix all problems I and others ever had with this build, while still adding several new features. I think I succeeded with this task, which, in a way, makes this the ultimate Renner
NEWLY ADDED FEATURES AND COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS VERSIONS (I bet nobody is ever going to read this)
Let’s look at the base figure first. The biggest issue I’ve had with two previous versions of this build was the complete lack of any articulation in the torso despite the necessary joint obviously being there. This was caused by two thick hoses taking up a major section of the torso design, which killed almost any articulation in the torso. There was no easy fix to this, so I redesigned the entire lower torso to have better shaping and textures and to allow for an ab crunch and a swivel in the waist. This improves the articulation drastically, making considerably more dynamic poses possible (which you’ll see later down in this post). It’s a shame that the details on the new lower torso are a but hard to make out because I took these pictures using a phone instead of my super omega ultra pro camera thing…
An extension of this torso redesign is the fix of the issue that Winger had with the previous design:
Next issue with the previous versions was the prominence of 90 degree angles (the result of system being system) all over the moc, as highlighted by Hawkflight:
I’ve been trying to get rid of those since V6, but only now I got the parts necessary to complete this task. I finally replaced the kneecaps with new (new to me, these have existed for about four years I think) pieces that are much less square and have a much more interesting shape. I also added even more minifigure hands to the chest to try to hide system plates even more I’ve used a total of 19 minifig hands on this MOC, what’s wrong with me
I also replaced all the blue “lights” on the figure with pink ones, as it is a unique colour that is rarely seen on bionicle mocs. It really helps to break up the otherwise relatively boring colour scheme.
Probably the biggest visual change in this version are the “panel lines” seen all over the body, which is a look I achieved using a very interesting technique I had been eager to try out for a while. This technique is cutting pieces of access material from lego sticker sheets (you know, the stuff you’re left with after applying all stickers on a set) and applying them to pieces like ordinary lego stickers. It is a method that exists in this weird morally grey area between legal and illegal techniques, as you’re only using official lego stickers, but you’re cutting those official lego stickers, but those “official lego stickers” always end up in the trash anyways, so you’re actually fighting pollution by repurposing that “trash” in your lego build, but you’re using trash in your build, but that trash is officially produced by lego, and you loop back to the start of the argument…
This technique is very time consuming though. I spent around half a day applying everything you see on this moc. It requires a lot of patience and precision, but I feel like the end result is well worth it.
The other thing I did using this technique is adding adidas-esque stripes to the black parts of the armour. This ridiculous idea spawned in my head after this interaction:
I know this might look a bit silly, but I think it adds some personality to the character. And yes, this version of Renner can do the squat, but I completely forgot to take pictures of it (so silly and goofy of me)
Comparison to V5 and V6 (from left to right):
Comparison to all previous versions:
I will showcase all other new features in the “accessories” section
It’s accessories time
The previous iteration had a lot of accessories, but this one has even more
Double Pistols
This thing is quite different. I replaced the handles to match the other guns better and extended the barrels as suggested by @wild_toa on discord and Ghid
Plasma Axe
This is a completely new weapon. It is a reference to V2, which wielded the Hewki Inika axe. Back then I imagined it as a sword, but now I feel like an axe is more fun, as it isn’t something you often see on bionicle/hf characters.
Here it has the same colour scheme as Renner’s left prosthetic arm, so I like to imagine that the axe comes from the same creator as the arm and is powered by exclusively it, lore-wise
Activated
Deactivated
Folded up for storage. This mode is mostly a happy accident, and I love how neatly it folds up
Sniper Rifle Railgun… Thing
This isn’t really a reference to any old versions of renner. It’s just me looking at the latest iteration of Monopoly’s self-MOC Photez, seeing the starburst rifle and going “I wAwnT dAt”
It also continues the tradition of me using SW CCBS figure gun parts on Renner’s accessories in unusual ways. This time it’s both backwards and upside down, while on the normal rifle seen above it’s just backwards
Unlike the previous version, not all accessories can be stored on the figure at once. This time you have to choose between the rifle and the railgun, as both of them cannot fit at once. But I can’t come up with the scenario where renner would need both, so it’s still kinda realistic
Now it’s action poses time.
This is definitely where the new version shines. The waist joint adds so much articulation and opens up so many possibilities for expressive poses that had been unachievable before
I feel like the two pictures above illustrate what I mean best.
EVEN MORE POSES
I’m hiding all this away using the “hide details” function because the post is already waaay too enormous and I still want to show more pictures that I think are pretty cool
Here’s a bit of a comparison with my other prominent works:
Renner’s so tiny in comparison, despite being about inika-sized
That’s been a long post… If you’ve read through everything, including the hidden away portions, you can have a 
that I stole from Pakari while he wasn’t looking
Well, that is it for now. I think this is the first time I’m fully satisfied with this MOC and don’t really want to change anything. As I said earlier, this is kinda the ultimate Renner. So, chances are, there will be no V9 in the future… I don’t think this MOC needs one. But we’ll see, of course.
This has been NOTaHfjdhddhdjreuudhdn, thanks for viewing, please tell me what you think (C&C is always appreciated!) and have a great day!
